Follow-up of patients who have undergone ileogastrostomy.
Patients who have had ileogastrostomy for the treatment of morbid obesity require close, long-term follow-up. From a prospective study of a large number of variables in 12 consecutive patients, and from experience with more than 200 patients who have undergone this procedure since 1982, a protocol has evolved. The authors outline the associated morbid conditions, operative complications and biochemical alterations that are important in the management of these patients.
Dingee
C K
CK
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Cleator
I G
IG
MacFarlane
J K
JK
Christensen
R M
RM
Birmingham
C L
CL
Appleby
J
J
Gourlay
R H
RH
D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care